47th Parliament of Australia
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The 47th Parliament of Australia is the current meeting of the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Australia, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. The May 2022 federal election gave the Australian Labor Party control of the House. Labor won 77 seats at the election, and it gained an additional seat in April 2023 due to winning the Aston by-election, giving it a three-seat majority government.[1] Labor leader Anthony Albanese became the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, and was sworn in by the Governor-General David Hurley on 23 May 2022.[2] The 47th Parliament opened in Canberra on 26 July 2022.[3]
47th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia | |
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46th ← → 48th | |
26 July 2022 – present | |
Members | 76 senators 151 representatives |
Senate Leader | Penny Wong, Labor (from 23 May 2022) |
Senate President | Sue Lines, Labor (from 26 July 2022) |
House Leader | Tony Burke, Labor (from 1 June 2022) |
House Speaker | Milton Dick, Labor (from 26 July 2022) |
Sessions | |
1st: 26 July 2022 – present
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